California Gold Country, 1850 The cave waited–as it had for thousands of years. It had sheltered many in that time. Bears taking their winter sleep, humans with bows and spears, and now humans with guns. They were welcome to its…
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Ten Ways to Use Hyphens with Numbers
Do I hyphenate twentieth-century or not? And what about one-and-a-half? It can be confusing. First of all, Grammar Book cautions us that when hyphens are used to indicate a range, as in 30-40 yards away, a space is never used around…
Tagged with: Cathleen Townsend, compound numbers, fractions, hyphenate, hyphenating, hyphens, numbers
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Posted in Writing
34 Writing Terms For Serious Writers
Part of being a writer is expanding your knowledge of our craft. A better vocabulary about the technical aspects of writing can help you to become a more proficient wordsmith. It’s very difficult to speak intelligently about something if you…
74 Blog Titles to Give Your Blog a Boost
I found these on Paula Reed Nancarrow’s excellent blog, which I highly recommend, here: http://paulareednancarrow.com/2014/11/23/what-no-one-tells-you-about-popular-posts/, and her source is quoted at the bottom of the image. We all hope that the blogs that we throw our hearts into will be the…
Writing Contests
Contests are a terrific way to spur your productivity. I’ve been putting some thought into these lately, and I thought I’d share some of my favorites with you. All of these have NO entry fee. Blog Battle–happens weekly at http://rachaelritchey.com/category/weekly-entries-to-blogbattle/. Follow…
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My 100th Post, with Contest!
Okay, so it’s a small milestone, perhaps. Still, I’ve made it this far, and I want to thank everyone reading this post. I don’t think I would’ve kept going if it weren’t for all you lovely people clicking the little…
Blog Battle
Blog Battle is a terrific thing I discovered on Twitter (using #BlogBattle), but it really takes place on blogs. Rachael Ritchey started it over a year ago, and it’s quite fun. I’ve participated many times now, and it’s always been…
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Posted in Blogging
Cathleen Townsend 